United Nations Treaty Series

The United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) is the result of article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states as follows: 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it. 2. No party to any such treaty or international agreement which has not been registered in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ of the United Nations. On December 16, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 97, which laid the rules for the registration of international agreements by the UN Secretariat. The UNTS is by far the largest collection of treaties, running to some 2500 volumes containing 158,000 treaties from 1946. Its predecessor was the League of Nations Treaty Series (LNTS).

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages, together with translations into English and French, as necessary. The Treaty Series, where treaties are published in the chronological order of registration, also provides details about their subsequent history (i.e., participation in a treaty, reservations, amendments, termination, etc.). Comprehensive Indices covering 50-volume-lots are published separately. A Standing Order service is available for the Series and out-of-print volumes are available on microfiche.

Under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the coming into force of the Charter shall, as soon as possible, be registered with the Secretariat and published by it. Furthermore, no party to a treaty or international agreement subject to registration which has not been registered may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ of the United Nations. The General Assembly, by resolution 97 (I), established regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter (see text of the regulations, vol. 859, p. VIII; http://treaties.un.org/doc/source/publications/practice/registration_and_publication.pdf).

Framework Agreement between the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the establishment of a Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Arab States (with annexes). 29 October 2004

Guarantee Agreement (Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project) between the Kingdom of Morocco and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Fixed-Spread Loans dated 1 September 1999, as amended through 1 May 2004). Rabat, 9 January 2006

Loan Agreement (Heilongjiang Dairy Project) between the People’s Republic of China and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Single Currency Loans dated 30 May 1995, as amended through 1 May 2004). Beijing, 26 April 2006

Financing Agreement (Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project) between the Kyrgyz Republic and the International Development Association (with schedules, International Development Association General Conditions for Credits and Grants, dated 1 July 2005 and appendix). Bishkek, 27 April 2006

Development Grant Agreement (Rural Education Project) between the Kyrgyz Republic and the International Development Association (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements dated 1 January 1985, as amended through 1 May 2004). Bishkek, 3 February 2005

Development Credit Agreement (Agribusiness and Marketing Project) between the Kyrgyz Republic and the International Development Association (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements dated 1 January 1985, as amended through 1 May 2004). Bishkek, 3 February 2005

Development Financing Agreement (Second Rural Investment and Services Project) between the Republic of Moldova and the International Development Association (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements dated 1 January 1985, as amended through 1 May 2004). Chisinau, 13 April 2006

Development Credit Agreement (Private Sector Competitiveness Project) between the United Republic of Tanzania and the International Development Association (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements dated 1 January 1985, as amended through 1 May 2004). Dar es Salaam, 9 March 2006

Loan Agreement (Inner City Basic Services for the Poor Project) between Jamaica and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with schedules, General Conditions Applicable for Loans of the Bank, dated 1 July 2005 and appendix). Kingston, 4 May 2006

Guarantee Agreement (Bahia Poor Urban Areas Integrated Development Project - Viver Melhor II) between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Fixed-Spread Loans dated 1 September 1999, as amended through 1 May 2004). Salvador, 7 April 2006

Financing Agreement (Poverty Reduction and Public Management Development Policy Financing) between the Republic of Guyana and the International Development Association (with schedule, appendix and International Development Association General Conditions for Credits and Grants, dated 1 July 2005 and appendix). Washington, 8 June 2006

Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and Sweden concerning the organization of the Expert Meeting on Institutionalizing Sustainable Development, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 31 August to 1 September 2006. New York, 13 July 2006 and 3 August 2006

Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and Cambodia concerning the organization of the ASEAN Meeting on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses, to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 31 July to 2 August 2006. New York, 29 June 2006 and 20 July 2006

Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and Iceland concerning the organization of the "International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development" to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from 28 to 29 September 2006. New York, 2 and 11 August 2006

Agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Czech Republic concerning air services (with annex). Hong Kong, 22 February 2002

Convention between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Estonia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and fraud with respect to taxes on income and capital (with protocol). Paris, 28 October 1997